Preschool Syllabus

Advanced Technology Academy:

The GSRP will be using Creative Curriculum for Preschoolers. This program enhances the social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development for 3-5 year olds. The Creative Curriculum is for the active learner, who will learn best from activities that they plan, carry out, and reflect upon. The students will learn through many hands-on experiences. These include: creative, representation, language and literacy, initiative and social relations, movement, music, classifications, serrations, numbers, space, and time. The daily routine is scheduled for small and large interaction with peers. There is also time for the children to work in areas that are quite and noise.

The Components of Literacy discusses the essential skills, knowledge, and understanding that preschool children need in order to become competent and confident readers and writers. The seven components are 1) literacy as a source of enjoyment, 2) vocabulary and language, 3) phonological awareness, 4) knowledge of print, 5) letters and words, 6) comprehension, and 7) books and other texts.

Science: Children will learn to make meaningful generalizations on the basis of their firsthand observations. Teachers will provide an environment with many varied materials and children will manipulate them to see how they work. They will experiment and ask questions. As they seek answers to their questions, they learn to enjoy, appreciate, and understand their surroundings. The three components of science are physical science, life science, and Earth and the environment.

The Components of Social Studies focus on history, geography, economic, and civics. We organize the components of social studies for preschool into the following categories:

people and how they live

people and the environment

people and the past

spaces and geography

The Arts involves designing, creating, and exploring. Preschool children will handle materials and move their bodies. The four components of the arts are dance, music, theater or performing arts (which we call dramatic play in preschool), and visual arts.

The Components of Technology focus on both the basics of using computers and the uses of technology to communicate, learn new information, solve problems, and create. The standards also stress social skills, such as working cooperatively with peers and using technology responsibly.